Oregon State-Stanford: Mental mistakes do in Cardinal

CORVALLIS - Stanford was hurt all day by mental mistakes, but two penalties in the first quarter helped dig an early hole.

On third-and-nine at the Cardinal's 15, Stanford's Chase Thomas was flagged for roughing the passer, giving Oregon State an automatic first down. On the next play, Jacquizz Rodgers ran in a seven yard touchdown for Oregon State's first score.

On Oregon State's next series, the Beavers were at second-and-10 on the Cardinal's 32 when Stanford was called for a facemask, giving OSU another first down. That time, Rodgers ran in for a 12 yard touchdown.

"Penalties are always gonna hurt you," said Stanford linebacker Clinton Snyder. "We felt like we had a drive stopped a couple times and then we get those penalties, and they score."